LIVE: SpaceX Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) FD4 UPDATES

[SpaceX_MS]

How did you like that? HOW DID YOU LIKE THAT!!!  Game face all day and I'm not ashamed to say I'm now in tears.

And thank you so much for this site Chris. I don't post much outside of L2, and I think I've said it before, but I want to post it. This is NSF. This is a site started to cover Shuttle and NASA. To see this amount of support and coverage for us is special. We appreciate the respect and giving us a level playing field.

GO DRAGON!!!

[sanman]

Hearty congratulations to SpaceX! Happy Berth-Day Dragon! 

Looking forward to the next one!

[rcoppola]

I have such feeling of pride and appreciation with what we all just witnessed. And I wouldn't have wanted to share with anyone but the NSF community. So congratulations to SpaceX and huge thanks to the NSF community. Chris especially...

[peter-b]

Go SpaceX! What a confident and competent demonstration flight! I feel quite bad about the couple of moments this morning when I felt some lingering doubt about whether they'd be able to rendezvous today due to sensor problems.

Congratulations to all involved from here at Surrey. Today Dragon, tomorrow Dragonrider? 

[Chris-A]

Congratulations SpaceX, NASA, and all those involved who spent years of hard work, sacrifice, and sleepless nights to make this happen.

[Mapperuo]

Congratulations SpaceX, Was worried at times but you did amazing.

It's been far too long since I've sat and watched NASA TV for 12 hours at a time. 

[edkyle99]

Congrats SpaceX, and NASA for doing Commercial Cargo.  I'm looking forward to first Cygnus arrival as well. 

Now, lets put some people on this thing!

 - Ed Kyle

[Halidon]

Congrats, SpaceX and Team ISS! Historic day, here's to many more to come.

[Joffan]

Happy Berth-Day Dragon! 

Stolen. A great pun for a great day.

[corrodedNut]

How did you like that? HOW DID YOU LIKE THAT!!!

I lovin' it! How does it feel to make history?

[swervin]

Chris,

Would you call the accomplishments of SpaceX on this mission thus far... "astronishing?"

Congrats to all, and thanks for the coverage.

Nick

[Carreidas 160]

Congratulations SpaceX and NASA on this historic day. It was a long journey but worth it every mile. Best hopes for cheap space access... Mars, here we come!

EDIT: And of course a big thank you to NasaSpaceFlight.com for the excellent coverage!

[DanielW]

Chris,

I cannot thank you enough. I was in a waiting room all morning and Nasa tv was not working properly on my iphone. Nasaspaceflight.com with excellent updates and pictures to the rescue!!

Great day for ISS and US space ops!

[A_M_Swallow]

Well done SpaceX, NASA and ISS.  The Dragon is in its new nest.

[mmeijeri]

White House statement:

The Dragon Spacecraft has Berthed with the International Space Station

Following today's historic berthing of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the U.S. Harmony module of the International Space Station, John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, issued the following statement:

    For the first time, a private American company has successfully launched a spacecraft into orbit and berthed it with the International Space Station—an achievement of historic scientific and technological significance and a key milepost in President Obama’s vision for America’s continued leadership in space.

    That is exactly what the President had in mind when he laid out a fresh course for NASA to explore new scientific frontiers and take Americans ever deeper into our Solar System while relying on private-sector innovators—working in the competitive free market—to ferry astronauts and cargo to Low Earth Orbit and the International Space Station. It’s essential we maintain such competition and fully support this burgeoning and capable industry to get U.S. astronauts back on American launch vehicles as soon as possible.

    I could not be prouder of our scientists and engineers—both government and private sector employees—who have contributed to this historic mission.   A passion for discovery and a sense for adventure have always driven this Nation forward, and I join all Americans in watching what future possibilities are enabled by today’s great achievement.

[jtrame]

That was "Elon Musk and his Rocketship." Coming soon "Elon Musk and the Race to Mars!"

[mrkmrsk]

Congrats to all at SpaceX, and thanks to Chris and everyone here at NSF for the updates/insights/etc. This is far and away the best space news site on the interweb.

MRK

[Chris Bergin]

Blimey. Thanks for the kind words for us (mainly Ron and Philip of course), but as I said on the party thread, we get to cover spaceships. Can't beat that! Although it's also a responsibility and a privilage.

However, I really appreciate those kind words (every one of them!)

How did you like that? HOW DID YOU LIKE THAT!!!  Game face all day and I'm not ashamed to say I'm now in tears.

And thank you so much for this site Chris. I don't post much outside of L2, and I think I've said it before, but I want to post it. This is NSF. This is a site started to cover Shuttle and NASA. To see this amount of support and coverage for us is special. We appreciate the respect and giving us a level playing field.

GO DRAGON!!!

You're going to set me off now. Congrats on a great day!

Happy Berth-Day Dragon! 

Stealing that!

Chris,

Would you call the accomplishments of SpaceX on this mission thus far... "astronishing?"

I'd stick with "Historic" (for the success) with a dash of "Encouraging" (for the future). Not as dramatics as "astonishing", but I aim to be a positive thinker, so I was expecting them to be successful, as opposed to not, because thinking the latter - and then being successful - would be astonishing. So "Historic" fits best for me.

Long winded, but I hope you know what I mean!

[Chris Bergin]

Here we go for the presser.

I'll do notes and pictures. Aaron will do a longer transcript.

[dcporter]

AstRonishing Chris. You coined it yourself and it's awesome and we want it to stick.